Under eubiotic conditions commensal microbes are known to provide a competitive barrier
against invading bacterial pathogens in the intestinal tract, on the skin or on the vaginal …

Klebsiella species cause a wide range of diseases including pneumonia, urinary tract
infections (UTIs), bloodstream infections and sepsis. These infections are particularly a …

Enterobacteriaceae are among the first colonizers of neonate intestine. Members of this
family, such as Escherichia and Klebsiella, are considered pathobionts and as such are …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is considered an opportunistic pathogen, constituting an ongoing
health concern for immunocompromised patients, the elderly, and neonates. Reports on the …

Klebsiella species cause infections at multiple sites, including lung, urinary tract,
bloodstream, wound or surgical site, and brain. These infections are more likely to occur in …

Adaptive changes in the genome of a locally predominant clinical isolate of the multidrug-
resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 (KP35) were identified and help to explain the …

Gram-negative bacteremia is a major cause of global morbidity involving three phases of
pathogenesis: initial site infection, dissemination, and survival in the blood and filtering …

Background Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 is an emerging high-risk clone which exhibits
extensive drug resistance. Bacterial strains residing in multiple hosts show unique …

Control of Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation at human mucosal surfaces is critical to
reducing the burden of pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease, interrupting …

Background Capsular serotypes K1 and K2 of Klebsiella pneumoniae are thought to the
major virulence determinants responsible for liver abscess. The intestine is one of the major …